Decided to jump on the 70k Ritz offer with annual fee waived over the phone. Got instantly approved for 5k and the phone process went very smoothly.
Applied for Hyatt card online afterwards and got pending decision.....expected as both are provided by Chase. Hopefully I get approved or call in to get some of my CSP limit moved to open the card.
I then went for my first BoA card with Alaska Airlines. $75 for a visa signature is not bad and the companion fare is a sweet yearly bonus....16k approval! Was very surprised they beat my CSP limit.
3 inq and 699 EX score before the mini spree. Util 11%, 6.2 AAoA and 2 old baddies on file. With the exception of wanting a Chase Freedom, I'm looking to layoff Experian for 2 years while I save for a house 
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@JGuz649 wrote:Decided to jump on the 70k Ritz offer with annual fee waived over the phone. Got instantly approved for 5k and the phone process went very smoothly.
Applied for Hyatt card online afterwards and got pending decision.....expected as both are provided by Chase. Hopefully I get approved or call in to get some of my CSP limit moved to open the card.
I then went for my first BoA card with Alaska Airlines. $75 for a visa signature is not bad and the companion fare is a sweet yearly bonus....16k approval! Was very surprised they beat my CSP limit.
3 inq and 699 EX score before the mini spree. Util 11%, 6.2 AAoA and 2 old baddies on file. With the exception of wanting a Chase Freedom, I'm looking to layoff Experian for 2 years while I save for a house
Awesome!
I'm waiting to get the Alaska card, but am very tempted to just go for it. That and the Marriott.
Congrats on your approvals!!
Congratulations and good luck on the Hyatt. I'm sure you know that the Ritz cc puts the CSP to shame when it comes to weight and presentation.
@B335is wrote:Congrats! I have the Ritz card on my radar but only in 6-8 months, the points can transfer to Marriott and I think the Ritz AF pays for itself easily. Alaska miles are valuable, you got some very nice additions there!
The AF easily pays for itself. Maybe the 140k bonus will be around when you decide
Congrats! Thanks for sharing.
Discover IT $17k / US Bank Ace (VSig) $13.5K / US Bank Cash+ (VSig) $13.5k
congrats
Thanks everyone! 09Lexie I've heard Ritz beats CSP in presentation but have not actually seen one in person. Very excited to get the package in the mail!
J_Casteel I was debating Marriott but got Ritz due to annual fee being waived first year. It gives me a year to see if I personally can balance out the AF with the perks and if not I can get Marriott down the line. I got the 30k Alaska airelines offer although I know they had as high as 50k last december.
